Daiches Braes, Edinburgh, EH15

Generous detached house in Brunstane, offering four reception/living areas, a dining kitchen, five bedrooms, and four bathrooms (plus a separate WC), as well as a low-maintenance garden, a double garage, and two private driveways.

This five-bedroom, four-bathroom detached house in Brunstane represents the perfect family home, with a wealth of flexible living space for multigenerational living, gardens, and excellent private parking. Furthermore, it is ideally placed for easy access to the amenities that the area has to offer. These include shops (Fort Kinnaird and an Asda Superstore are within walking distance), transport links connecting across the city and further afield, with Brunstane train station just two minutes away by foot, Portobello beach only a 10-minute walk, primary and secondary schooling, and a wealth of green space, with Brunstane Burn Path adjacent to the property.

An entrance vestibule welcomes you into the home and leads through to an airy, inviting hallway with built-in under-stair storage and a two-piece WC.

The home has four spacious and flexible reception/living areas, giving the new owner excellent scope to use them in different ways to suit their own needs. The living room occupies a spacious footprint that allows for various configurations of lounge furniture and it is illuminated by a large window with a window seat. A fireplace creates a warming focal point, whilst the living room also features a fitted bookcase.

The formal dining room is conveniently connected to the kitchen and creates the perfect setting for family meals and dinner parties, with ample space for at least a six-seater dining table alongside additional furniture.

There is also a large, triple-aspect family room that could be utilised as a more informal living room, a TV room, a children’s playroom, or a teenager’s den, and benefits from garden access.

Finally, there is a gym/games room/bedroom 5 to the rear of the property, adjoined by an en-suite shower room, lit by dual-aspect windows, and featuring a useful integrated air conditioning unit and a ceiling mounted projector.

The kitchen comes well-appointed with attractive, modern wood-styled wall and base cabinets, spacious worktops, and stylish splashback tiling, with a Rangemaster cooker neatly housed within the cabinets and paired with an extractor hood. Integrated appliances comprise a fridge/freezer and dishwasher, whilst provision is made for a casual dining area, and the kitchen is supplemented by additional built-in storage, garden access, and a utility room with cabinets, workspace, and space for laundry appliances.

The house accommodates five well-proportioned bedrooms, with one on the ground floor and the remaining four on the first floor. The ground-floor bedroom is currently being utilised as a games room and comes with its own en-suite shower room. The ground floor also houses a home office, ideally placed at the front of the property. The first-floor bedrooms are approached via a staircase and an airy landing with built-in storage, and they are all good-sized doubles with excellent built-in storage. The two largest bedrooms additionally benefit from their own en-suite shower rooms.

The principal bedroom’s stylish en-suite comprises a large enclosure with a rainfall showerhead and handset, twin sinks atop a vanity unit, and a WC, whilst bedroom two’s comes complete with a shower enclosure, a vanity unit with an inset basin, and a WC. Finally, the family bathroom comprises a bath with an overhead shower and a glazed screen, a large basin with a vanity unit underneath, a WC, and a tall chrome towel radiator.

The home is kept warm by gas central heating (powered by a brand-new boiler) and the windows are all double glazed.

Externally, the family home is accompanied by a low-maintenance, paved side garden area and a rear garden with easy-upkeep paving, a lawn, and a wealth of leafy shrubbery. Excellent off-street parking is provided by a double garage and two private driveways.

Extras: All fitted floor coverings, most window coverings, light fittings, cooker, and integrated kitchen appliances will be included in the sale.

Area

Brunstane, Edinburgh

On the eastern edge of Edinburgh, the residential suburb of Brunstane is an attractive choice for families and professionals looking for a tranquil, semi-rural lifestyle within easy reach of the city centre. Owing to its idyllic setting, surrounded by mature woodland and fields, residents of Brunstane can enjoy a wonderful outdoor lifestyle: from long walks and cycles along country lanes, to summer days harvesting fruit at Donkeyfield Community Orchard. Brunstane is served by fantastic local amenities, particularly in neighbouring Portobello, which is just a five-minute drive away. The seaside town’s bustling main street provides a traditional shopping experience, with a wide selection of independent shops and high-street stores, as well as various cafes, pubs, restaurants and takeaways. Brunstane is also ideally placed for a 24-hour ASDA supercentre at The Jewel, as well as extensive retail shopping and leisure facilities at nearby Fort Kinnaird Retail Park. Brunstane is within the catchment area for excellent schooling at primary and secondary level and has Edinburgh College’s Milton Road campus on the doorstep. Situated just five miles east of the city centre, Brunstane enjoys fantastic road and rail links into the capital and beyond. Brunstane station is the northernmost stop on the Borders Railway Line and offers services between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. Brunstane is also just minutes’ drive from the A1, allowing swift access to Edinburgh City Bypass, Edinburgh Airport and major road networks.